June 28th, 2010
Cardiovascular disease, you have heard the term before. It is one of the most well-known and well-publicized conditions today, and with good reason. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the No. 1 killer in the U.S. Deaths from this disease in 2007 were more than 720,000, and according to the Center For Disease Control 21 million cases are reported annually.
However, did you know that CVD is actually a term used to indicate a collection of conditions or risk factors that have a detrimental effect on the heart and vascular system? These risk factors or conditions associated with CVD include; elevated blood pressure, cholesterol, blood homocysteine levels, blood lipoproteins levels, diabetes and free radical damage. Sounds a little more complicated now than just cholesterol levels, doesn’t it?
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June 9th, 2010
It was a scientist named Leonard Hayflick who discovered that most normal human cell types lose their ability to divide and ultimately die after undergoing a limited number of cell divisions.
Such cells contain no active telomerase, an enzyme required to maintain chromosome stability in dividing cells. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 12th, 2010
For people with diabetes, self-injections and pinpricks are part of a daily routine designed to regulate and monitor blood sugar levels. You can say goodbye to the needles.
Blood glucose is typically measured by pricking the finger with a small, but very sharp lancet several times each day to obtain blood samples. A small drop of blood is applied to a test strip, which is then inserted into a glucose meter that determines blood glucose levels. Monitoring blood glucose levels may seem like a simple procedure, but it is never a pleasant experience.
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Tags: diabetes, monitor, sugar levels
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April 15th, 2010
Headaches in smoking withdrawal, though not necessarily present, can be bothersome and last a few days. You may be surprised by some of the causes and remedies.
Smokers who strongly associated coffee with smoking may find themselves changing their coffee habit upon quitting smoking. Instead of drinking four, six or more coffees per day, they may decide to cut down when they quit, because of the strong association they made between smoking and drinking coffee. Others may decide that to quit smoking they have to cut out coffee altogether. Without realizing it, they thus may also initiate caffeine withdrawal. Headaches do accompany caffeine withdrawal for a few days.
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March 31st, 2010
Examination of the method by which a newly developed drug moves from inception to market.
After a drug has been developed in a laboratory, it must undergo many strictly controlled tests before it can be sold to the public at large. It can only be considered for human trials after it has been proven through preclinical trials that it can be beneficial.
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Tags: cancer medications, drug, potential, toxicity
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March 11th, 2010
Kinky Sex (for People with Kinks)
Let’s face it: arthritis is not an aphrodisiac. Pain, stiffness, poor self-image and unresolved conflicts with our partners can lead to a kind of enforced celibacy that leaves us feeling more isolated than ever. But with a little patience, a little love and a lot of creativity, we can regain our sexual selves and rekindle our relationships…
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Tags: Arthritis, chronic disease, relationships
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February 26th, 2010
Life has changed a lot for my family and I in the last few years; we are not what I would call a typical North American family.
My husband does most of the shopping, cleaning and care taking of our daughter. Some days is mom and dad and those are the ones I feel bad about but there isn’t a thing I can do to change it.
I have asked others these questions and they have answered more than likely the same way you will. If you take the basics in life for granted you will know what I mean.
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Tags: Multiple Sclerosis, sick again, typical family
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February 9th, 2010
Arthritis is a general term for more than 100 rheumatic diseases. According to the Arthritis Foundation, some form of arthritis affects over a million Americans. This article answers the commonly asked questions about arthritis.
What is arthritis?
Arthritis refers to more than 100 rheumatic diseases. Arthritis is characterized by joint inflammation, pain, heat in the affected area and reduced physical function.
The most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Osteoarthritis is caused by the “wear and tear” of joints and commonly affects the knees, hip and back. Approximately 20 million Americans have osteoarthritis, making it the most common form of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that typically affects people aged 25-50, and women two to three times more often than men. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 20th, 2010
Muscle relaxants like Soma or Carisoprodol are included with a large variety of medications that function differently, however they eventually end up with the same effect. Muscle relaxant medicines are considered to be one of the choices for someone who is afflicted with lower back pain. Approximately 40% of the people who go to a doctor during the year do this because they have lower back pain, which is the main reason for medical help. Muscle relaxants are only one choice, but these are prescribed more often. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: antispasmodics, Carisoprodol, muscle relaxants, Soma
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January 2nd, 2010
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Colds and flu are caused by viruses and not by bacteria. Antibiotics do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING against viruses. That’s right – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. It is possible to be so sick with a virus that you can’t fight off your normal resident bacteria and develop a secondary bacterial infection and for that you need antibiotics, but 99% of the time, you have to get over a virus all by yourself. If you go to the clinic and your health care provider gives you a prescription for antibiotics for a cold or flu, you’ll feel better in the same 10 days that you would have if you had not spent the money and took Tylenol and drank lots of liquids. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: antibacterial soaps, cold, flu, viruses
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